Carboxypeptidase C

Carboxypeptidase C (EC 3.4.16.5, carboxypeptidase Y, serine carboxypeptidase I, cathepsin A, lysosomal protective protein, deamidase, lysosomal carboxypeptidase A, phaseolin) is an enzyme.^[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Release of a C-terminal amino acid with broad specificity

Carboxypeptidase C
Identifiers
EC no.	3.4.16.5
CAS no.	9046-67-7
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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This enzyme is a carboxypeptidase with optimum activity at pH 4.5-6.0. It is inhibited by diisopropyl fluorophosphate.

See also

• Cathepsin A